Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. W. P. Graves. wife of ex-Mayor
Graves, Of Danvlle, died "a Saturday
At Winchester yesterday morning the
thermometer il exposed places stood at
zero.
Currituck and Albemarle sounds are fro
zen over and navigation is suspended for the
present.
The sales of leaf tobacco at Danville for
the quarter ended December 81 aggregated
4,l936S0 pounds, at an averave Of $3.50 per
100 pounds.
Miss Virginia Pelham, daughter of Gen.
]. e. 3. Stuart. of the Confederate army,
was married in Staunton to-day to Ro. Page
Waller, Of Norfolk. The ceremony took
place at the Virginia Female Institute.
Mrs. c. M. Anderson, ofBotetourt, widow
of the late Col John Z. Anderson, who pre-
coded her to the grave some years ago, died
in Stanton on the LIST instant ofpneumonla
whilst visiting her son, Capt w. /. Patton.
The firemen on the Atlantic Coast system
of railroads, who struck Saturday for an in
crease of wages, returned to work yesterday
without receiving the increase asked fo:.
They were being paid $50 per month, and
struck for $3.50 per day.
The case of Holmes +. Puryear, who is il
solitary confinement in one Of the dungeon
cells of Petersburg Jail under sentence of
death for wife murder, will in a couple Of
weeks come before the Court Of Appeals on
q motion for new trial.
What has proved to be serious ARRAY
occurred in Petersburg few days ago be
tween Granville Johnson and John Henry
Jackson. The former, it is alleged, pulled
the arms of Jackson through fence, injur-
ing his back 50 badly that his life IL des-
paired OF.
e The earthquake shock felt in Maryland
Monday night was perceptibly noticeable in
Jefferson county. About o'clock Monday
morning several families were awakened by
the rumhlng sound, the shaking of the
houses and rafting Of windows. NO dam
age was done, however.
At the Western Lunatic Asylum there Is
about being completed new and elegant
brick building two stories 52X5S feet. Inc
first floor is a kitchen, and the upper room
is for an amusement hall. & new brick
smoke house and packing rooms and stor-
age for meats, etc, has also been completed.
A cake-cutting WAS held day Or two
ago in Dinwiddie county, when The house IN
which the party Was gathered accidentally
took fire from kerosene lamp and WAS
burned to the ground. The company all
escay,ed with the exception Of daughter CT
Wash Bland, who persisted in the flames.
The grand jury of Frederick county. after
two days' session and the examination OF
thirty witnesses, yesterday brought in an
indictment against T. A. Ritenour for the
murder of Andrew Broy near Stephens City,
few weeks ago. RitenOur YVES arraigned
and pleaded not gnilty. His trial will take
place in February.
A difficulty occurred in Dinwiddie recent.
ly between Wesley Bridgeman and Robert
Hitchcock, two weil-known citizens OF that
county growing out of adispute. In refer
ence to the ownership of crop Of peanuts.
During the difficulty Bridgeman seized a
base ball bat and struck Hitchcock fearful
blow. Bridgeman was sent on to the county
court for trial.
Col Randolph, of the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad, has just returned from Southwest
Virginia, says the Lynchburg iirgtn1aa,
where he has been viewing the route Of the
proposed new railroad. 1t is thought that
the Baltimore and Ohio, while not ready to
take steps towards assisting or building any
Southern road, desires to keep an eye upon
the operations in that section.
The city councils of Norfolk and Ports
mouth have appointed committees to 60 10
Washington and endeavor to secure for the
hayward there, the recognition to which
its geographical position and natural ad-
yantages entities it as first. class naval es-
Enlistment. This action is taken in conse-
ouence of tbs recent order of the Secretary
of the Navy excluding Gosport navy.yard
IL dc Of ,uh
ships are to be built, equipped or repaired.